[Fixed] UAK - identify customized browser shortcuts on desktop/taskbar

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Xander
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[Fixed] UAK - identify customized browser shortcuts on desktop/taskbar

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Spent a few minutes resetting IE and scanning the registry when I suddenly realized it was the shortcut itself that still pointed to the crap homepage. Seen it before but hadn't had one of these for a couple of months.

Could UAK identify these shortcuts on the taskbar and desktop? I'm sure it can't scan for every possible site but could it identify that shortcuts are non-default ("iexplore http://crapsite.com") ?
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Re: UAK - identify customized browser shortcuts on desktop/taskbar

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UAK already does that. If the shortcut is not detected, it would be useful to post it and its path so I can identify why wasn't it detected. Thanks.
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Re: UAK - identify customized browser shortcuts on desktop/taskbar

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I think I figured it out. UAK would not detect iexplore http://crapsite.com because it searches for file name and extension. i.e. it would detect iexplore.exe http://crapsite.com or "C:\Program files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://crapsite.com.

I will move this topic to the bug reports forum, where it belongs.
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Re: UAK - identify customized browser shortcuts on desktop/taskbar

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I've already unpinned it from the laptop's taskbar but I can't recall its exact phrasing. I had run UAK a couple of times with other scans (one manual, one in the automated set) and it hadn't caught it.
FWIW, ADW and MBAM both missed it, too.
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